The Sun. — London, England, 1864-07-08 00:00:00

RO AYL ITALIAN OPERA ; Covent-garden. Last Week but Three. ~ldlle. Ade Lina Patti ; Signori R - nconi, Faure, and Mario. To-morrow Evening (Sa: ura ay), July 9, will ba performed, for the 2d time this season, Donizetti's favourite opera, in two cts, L'ELLIR D'AMORE. Antra, Mdl e. Adelina Patti; Dulcamara, Signor Roncoui; Eelcore, 31. Faure, his second appearance in that character; and NeMOrillo, .111ario, his second apea:ance in that character these eight years. Conductor, Mr. Costa. After which the Divertissement, L'lle Enchantee, Sup• ported by Mdilc. Salvioni, Mdtle. Carmine, Malle. tiavarre, Assunta, M. 7esplaccs, and Mr.-W..ld. Payne. - . Commence at half past Eight. Pit tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre sta Is, 104. 6d., 75., and ss. ; amphitheatre.7.2s. 6d. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had at the box-office under the portico of the theatre, which is open from ten to five, and as the principal musicsellers' and librarians'. 1 - 4 OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Jut, Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. 'Vining. TILTS EVENIN(, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. Paddy O'Raffer;y, Mr. Dominick Murray. After which, the new p-ay by John Oxenford, Esq , THE MONASTERY OF Sr. JUST : Messrs. Vining, H. Mars to,), J. Nelson, J. W. Ray, H. Mellon, W. Robins, . Seyton, Chapman ; Mrs. H. Mai ston, and 3ldile. stella colas. NEW THEATRE-RO YAL, ADELI2I3I. sale Proprietor and Manazar, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, SHAKSPERE'3 HOUSE. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. R. Phillips. After which, JANET PRIDE : Messrs. B. Webster, J. L. To,le, Y. Bedford, Stuart, Stephenson, Romer ; Miss Woolgar, Miss Denman. Followed by THE AREA BELLE, with a Norrible Tale: Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, tt. itomer)liss Woolgar, and . llrs. H. Lewis. Commence at 7. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. tinder the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTEE. Crowded with rank and fashion. Ilc• engagement of those ce ebraced and popular artistes, Mr. an • Mrs. Charles Mathews. Amongst the artists engaged will be found the popular mines or Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Charles Mathews. Mr. Frank Matthews, I‘.lr : J. L. Toole, Mr. d. Clarke, Mr. P tul _liedford Mr. F. i c o binson, Mr. AsLley, , Mr. J. Johnstone ; Aiiss 11.'rbert, Mrs Frank Matthews, Miss H. ,simms, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss Wentworth, Mrs. Strang, and Mrs. Chas. Mathews. EVERY EVENING, at 7, A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLoTRI'NG. Mrs. Stirling, Mr. J. Clarke, and Mr. F. RLibinson. At e, the Comic) Drama of USED UP. Messrs. C. Mathews, Ashley, J. Johnstone, Montague, W, Chamberlaine ; Miss Patti. Josephs, and Mrs. Frank matthews. At 10, LITTLE TODDLEKINS, Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. and Mrs. F. Matthews. To conclude with BRISTOL DIAMONDS. Mr. and 3.lrs. Frank 3lathtws, Mr. Ash ey, Miss Wentworth. On Saturday, July 9, wII be produced FAUST AND 3IARGUERI rr.;. An Im-morality, by F. C. Burnand, Esq., in which Mr. and 3Ls Charles Mathews will appear. OPERA and RACE GLASSES. Field and Yacht Glasses, in every varie y of size, form, and mounting, matchless for their great magnifying power and sharpness of definition. E'r!ce, from ZOs. each, at CALLAGHAN'S, 23A, New Bond-street, w., corner of Conduit-street. Sole agent for the celebrated race and field glasses and photo graphic lenses made by Veigtlander, Vienna. Field glasses mace expressly for India. warranted to withstand the gr eatest tropical heat. The new aluminium mounted glasses (as re cently made for H.R.H. the Prince of Wales,, though of the largett size, weigh but a low ounce?. • OCUNTRY an SEASIDE DRESSES. ‘.../ Messrs. JAY, of Regent-street, have now in stcck a variety of WASHING SILK DRESShS, suitatle for the counEry and seaside, and at the c:earing-out pi ice of only lls. 6d. the dress. JAY'S, 247, 249, and 251, Regent-street. BLACK SILKS.—The price of Silks in The raw material has already r:sen 15 per cent., and it will soon reach a far greater per-centage. Messrs. JAY, tnerefo,e, invite their numerous patrons to take advantage of the stock they have on hand, which they cm now dispoy.e of on favour able! terms ; but the same qualities will naturally b., more co.tly at the price of silk fluctuates to a higher average JAY'S, 247, 249, and 251, Regent-street. COALS. —The LILLESHALL COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis'. 235. per ton. I Double ..20s. per ton. Top 225. „ Deep ...215. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De. pots, Westbonrne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, Padding - ton, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Beat Coke Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent Fr HE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING MIELLIGENTE, nazi ba had Every Evening of G. IL GLhNIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather—Sun Office, July 8, 1864. TIiERI+IO3IETER. This day at Two o'clock Barometer-30.CG. WIND ; moderate breeze and fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAB.—Morning, 4h. 44m.—Afternoon, 411. 58m. fo-moßP.ow.-Morning, sa. 16n.—Afternoon. sa. 33m, ay 0437;7,-, At. L i , j:ftg LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1864. " THE INSOLENCE OF OFFICE" has never been more flagrantly illustrated than it was last evening in the House of Commons by her Majesty's Go% vernment. Ministers are, to all appearance, reso lately bent upon completing their career to a nicety. They are roneding it to a point. Having brought disgrace upon England by their Foreign Policy— they have now, so far as in them lies the power for so doing, brought disgrace upon the House of Com mons by their mode of conducting its discussions. The scene which took place last night in the lower House of Parliament was simply disgraceful. And the originators of it from first to last were the lead ing members of the Administration, Elsewhere, the full particulars may be turned to and examined by themselves. And, when they have been so examireed, we are vastly mistaken indeed if the opinion pronounced thereupon by every unprejudiced observer, is not in every parti cular directly adverse to the Leaders of the Go. vernment. Ageinst them, their -own Speaker, the ' Liberal Speaker, Mr. DENISON, has pronounced quite unmistakeably. And yet—shameful to relate —the aged Leader of the House of Commons, the Prime Minister of England, actually took upon himself to contend against the reasonableness of the decision of the Speaker of the House of Commons upon a point of order—and was abetted in that act of insubordination by the right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer. It is not many months since Lord PALMERSTON had to be taught what was really his duty as Leader of the House by— of all people in the wide world !—the Leader of the Opposition. We assert this, within the recollection of the Heuse itself, as to what took place. And —now —out-ileroding HEROD—surpassing even himself in flagrant contravention of the simplest rules of the House of Commons--the Leader of the House of Conanaons,the Prime 3linister of England, no official less eminentthanViscount PALMERSTON himse, f, out rages all sense of decency by contending against the deliberate decision Order. A little or the Speaker upon a Point or more than a week ago Lord PAL MERSTON was "hooted" d own wh il e addressing the House in explanation of Wh at was likely to be, according to his view of things the future of the Foreign Policy of England h• under -- g ov ernment That he absolutely was " hoot e d" — see the -Olein matter of fact statement of the Liberal - Spectator of Saturday last. And now, last night, I, erd PAL MEP.STON, by his extraordinary indecorum in opposing the decision of the Right Hen. the Speaker upon a point of Order —was greeted by cries of " Order, order !" " Chair, chair !" cries so long, so general, and so reiterated in accents of indignation, that his remarks became at last inaudible ! Yet, immediately afterwards, the Chancellor of the Exchequer did precisely the same - - beingthereupon likewise met by stormy cries of "order" and" chair." The wholo scene, we repeat, was pimply most disgraceful. It was most discredit able te tie House. It was mast disrespectful to the Speeker. It affords absolutely conclusive evidence (if such had been in any way needed) that so far as human judgment can foresee, Mr. GLADSTONE can never hope to become Leader of the House of Commons, can never dream of a time when he cm attempt to assume the Leadership of the Gavernmen. From tLis he is constitu" tienally incapacitated. A man of such personal arrogance can never hope to bring any great politi cal party into sufficient subordination to his master ship. He deals about him language of too much vio lence. He it was, in effect, who was at the bottom of the whole of these proceedings. He it was who had the coarseness, the grossness, the vulgarity to accuse the right hon. gentleman the Leader of the Opposi tion of falsifying the despatches by his (Mr. DISRAELI'S) mode of quoting them. When the insinuation was originally thrown out, it was felt to be an outrage to the gentlemanly bearing of the House. It was passed by, however, at the moment with a sort of scorn—after eliciting from the House itself one ejaculatory burst of indignation. The third night of discussion, however, that is to say, last evening, found the vulgar taunt , picked up—like a stale piece of mud that had caked and fallen to the ground—found it picked up anew by congenial fingers and hurled, to all appearance, against the Opposition gene• rally, but, in reality, still individually against the Leader of the Opposition. The Under-Secre tary for Foreign Affairs, when undertaking the vindication of the policy of his chief, had the effrontery to assert that "his noble friend had been greatly misrepresented and wrongfully accused —that against him had been brought garbled extracts, and to use the words of his right hon. friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, falsified extracts from despatches." (Cries of " Oh, oh," from the Opposition benches.) Hence, in fact, later on in the sitting--during a very brilliant speech of the hon. gentleman the member forLeorainster—the shameful suene which disgraced the House of Com mons last evening. Twice during the early part of Mr. HARDY's speech that gentleman was grossly interrupted by a point blank denial of the accuracy of his state ments. First, by Mr. HoRsMAN. Secondly, by Mr. LAYARD. In justification of Mr. HARDY, it will be sufficient, however, to direct attention here to the simple fact that later on in the evening both Mr. HORSMAN and Mr. LAYARD found it necessary to apologise. The right hon. gentleman, the meaa ber for Stroud, as became him, aplogising like a man, frankly, and in terms as point blank, and as unconditional as the statement for the utterance of which he found it neces sary tins to apologise ! The Uader Secretary for Foreign Affairs, on the other hand, contented himself with a merely partial, evasive, or conditional semblance of an apology after all! Before even this could be elicited, eccurred the incident already cha racterised by us as nothing less than disgraceful to the House, discreditable to the Government, and disrespectful to the Speaker—especially disrespect ful on the part of the Government—dant, most of all, on the part of the Leader of the Government and his principal lieutenant—on the part, namely, of Lord PALMERSTON and Mr. GLADSTONE. That the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, himself violated the rules of the House, himself vio lated the rules of Debate, the Speaker defined as plainly as Speaker of the House could define any. thing, when he (Mr. SPEAKER) decided that " A des patch must be on the table of the House before it can be quoted." That by the way. But this insubordi nate stickler for the maintenance of the rules of the House, for the conforming of every one to the laws of debate, the rules and the laws he himself was conspicuously and pertinaciously violating--Mt LAYARD must needs fling out second-hand the shameful taunt burled, in defiance of all the rules of courtesy, against a formidable opponent by a man of as rash a tongue and of as irritable a temper as himself, a man, however, of much greater powers, and of much greater position also, namely, by the Right Hen. the Chancellor of the Exchequer. It was in reference to this that the member for Leominster remarked last evening, " The hon. gentleman has used language with respect to gentlemen on this side of the House that does uo credit either to him or the Government he represents, and now when the hon. gentleman is convicted of a misstatement which has been made in the bearing of the House—a calumnious statement " (oh, oh, and Conservative cheers) — Hereupon, interjects Mr. LAYAItD, " I rise to order. I move that the words just used by the hon. gentle man be taken down. I refer to the words, ' calum nious statement " (cries of " order,'"' chair.") Mr. HARDY added, " If I am not out of order I shall be very "—But here interposes no less a personage than —The SPEAKERhimself with, "There did not appear to me to be anything calling for my interference" Whereupon—and no wonder !—(tremendous cheer ing from the Oppositian.) Renaembar, the decision here, was the decision of the Speaker of the House of Commons—of the Liberal Speaker of the House of Commons ! And it was against this decision that first of all Lord PALMERSTON, and afterwards Mr. GLADSTONE, had the crowning indecorum to rise to order ! A more outrageous incident than this has perhaps never blotted with its record the pages of Hansard. It will in no way advance the failing fortunes, elevate the lowered reputation, or brighten the sullied honour of the Government. It cannot always be with feelings of doubt and suspicion that any initiated observer of events re gards any communication that bears the signature of Herr TON BISMARK. That crafty politician has so often exhibited himself as the friend of despo tism, the enemy ef freedom, and the uncomprce raising upholder of those wily acts of policy which often do more to undermine the welfare of a State than more open and exposed actions. As if conscious of the bad repute which he bears, and desirous of disarming the criticism which the carry ing out of his designs has brought upon his country. his despatches are almost always on the defensive. It is quite evident that his addresses are meant as explanations, defences, or accounts to pacify or con fuse those who may have expressed themselves strongly on the subject referred to, or whose opinions are well known without any avowal having been lately made. In this instance an " identical note," has been addressed by the Cabi nets of Vienna and Berlin to the representatives of Austria and Prussia at the Courts of London, Paris, St. Petersburg, and Stockholm. Its object is to explain the conduct of the States alluded to at the Conference. It cannot be said that the bad cause is made much better by the very flimsy dis guise which is thus thrown over its real purpose, but it is most likely that the concocters of this despatch are persulded that they have done a great deal to do away with awkward impressions, and to vindicate their own characters from the charges brought against their policy, and the imputations that have been so freely made against their objects from the first. It has often been said diplomacy is conducted on very fallacious principles, and it needs but to perus e one of these documents at a crisis like the present to confirm such on opinion. Here is all Europe in a state of just indignation at the perfidy displayed by Prussia and her ally, the cruel mode in which they pr osecuted the war, and the insin cerity that they exhibited at the Conference, After all this, it seems a perfect mockery for 141.B1s1IARK to toll us that the Government of the liING went to the Conference " animated by the earnest desire'i to put an end to the conflict. 't% hen all the policy of Berlin up to the present moment has been one of aggression throughout, what, in the name of com mon sense, is the use of thie persistence in deceit, IHE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MIS - 8, 1864 It amounts to downright impertinence, to say the least of it. The whole of this despatch is a tissue of absurdities from beginning to end, and there is no real explanation given throughout its course as to the motives of the Government it affects to re present* All that the mediating Powers proposed was impracticable, and the representatives of the KING could not perforce agree to them. The honour and interest of Prussia" were the objects for which they went into the conclave; but it would puzzle anyone to explain why and wherefore the preservation of these most important attributes required the cession of territories which did not belong to the Sovereign who claimed them vi:tueily for his own, although he affected to regard them as independent States. The fact is that the case of M. BIs3IARK is so intrinsically bed, that at last he is obAged to give up his defence, and turn round upon his adversaries, throwing the onus of the failure upon them, and casting the odium of the re proach on their actions. Bat this pretext will not serve his turn among straightforward people, and among those who are willing to uphold his tyrannous doctrines he had better speak out like a man, in stead of persisting in craft and subterfuge. It is now quite evident that Prussia meant the Confer. ence to be a failure, and that the representatives o: the Cabinet went into the debate with instructions to differ from all the propositions made by the divers members. The whole affair was meant to give the Ministers of England an opportunity of hoodwink ing the people who complained of their policy. Tne best reproof that can be given to such a shameful COUTS3 of trickery and deceit wil be the vote of censure that it lies in the power of the members to pass to-night. It will be a proud thing to reflect upon, that the Parliament of this country has thus given an answer to the unworthy attempts that have been so long made to draw us into combina tion and collusion with the retrograde policy of the German Powers, and which efforts our Ministers have done their best to second. While our foreign affairs are just no w perplexing and exiting• all parties we have good reason to be thankful that a very important matter affecting the internal wellbeing and tranquillity:of England is in a very satisfactOry condition. We could not reason ably anticipate after a period of such severe and protracted distress as has fallen upon Lancashire, that plenty and prosperity would be rapidly restored. The catastrophe was not of a nature that could be promptly remedied. The destruction of cotton plantations and the turning of the industry of the Southern States to other purposes dictated by the national necessities,added to the stoppage of trade produced by the blockade, combined to forbid us to look with any confidence to an immediate renewal of our American supply. Even had the war been promptly terminated, or had our Govern ment possessed sufficient spirit and sagacity to have refused the recognition of a blockade which,though injurious, was never effectual, the delay must have been very distressing ; but when all that was to be looked for to set the silent mills going was the produce of a crop not yet sown in new and untried districts, then the prospects were gloomy indeed. Cunning minds and stout hearts were alike fain to acknowledge the heavy burden of the , calamity, and to own that for the time, at least they were powerless to lighten it. It was not to be wondered at that many openly declared their belief that the case was hopeless, that it would be impossible to keep Lance.shire's hundreds of thousands from starvation, pestilence, or rebellion, while the long neglected capabilities of India, of Egypt, of Africa, of Australia were called to the rescue. Many, too, doubted whether these coun tries would ever fulfil the sanguine expecta tions, which those best acquainted with the subject had formed of them, and it NF::3 gravely suggested that the industry of Lancashire had better be turned into other channels, for the cotton trade would never regain its former prosperity. The best answer to the melancholy anticipations is to be found in the report of Mr. MACLURE, the honorary secretary of the committee for the relief of the manufacturing distress, to whose sagacious and liberal expenditure of the funds placed at their disposal we owe so much of the national escape from the dangers of famine, of popular outbreaks, and of epidemic disease. The behaviour of the people of Lancashire has through• out this prolonged crisis been beyond praise; but it would have been more than human had they not felt that their claims on the sympathy and assistance of the nation met with full and prompt acknowledg ment. Had they seen their homes dismantled, their wives and little ones famishing, and the grim wolf at the door, and reflected that thousands of their fellow-countrymen had " bread enough and to spare," without lending them a helping hand, even English endurance might have given way. But the outburst of national feeling was as spontanenus as it was universal—it knew no distinction of rank, of class, of creed, of occupation. The thousands of the peer and the shillings of the peasant all proceed from willing hands, while Englishmen across the seas, the moment the first whisper of the great calamity reached them, despatched their mite to the relief. And although 4 task of vast responsibility and difficulty remained in the administration of the sums collected among families numbered by thou sands, and personally unknown to the relievers, so that every care was necessary to distinguish want frora imposture, enforced idleness from thriftless dissipation, yet the fulfilment of that task brig not left a shadow of c)mplaint behind. We may therefore freely accept Mr. MACLURE's report, rely - ing on the accuracy which has always distinguished his statistics, and rejoice with him over the good news that, since the opening of the current year, more than 100,000 persons have been taken off the unemployed list—those 100,000 persons, of course, representing the actual relief of a good many more, reckoning their families. There are now only 43 districts out of 170 where it is still considered ne cessary to continue the distribution of relief, and we may hope, under PROVIDENCE, that even those 43 will soon melt away. The account of the intel ligence received by the Cotton Supply Association encourages this hope—since in many parts experi ments with cotton have beed attended with unex pected success. A sample of Sea Island cotton from Queensland was valued at from 3s. 9d. to 4s. per lb. It is to be regretted that the extensive rains have damaged the Qaeensland crop to some extent, and it is feared may prove a hindrance to the cultivation in future seasons. Other parts of the colony, how ever, promise well. The first person who has made the experiment at Port Denison announces it to be a success. Satre acres planted with cotton near the South Pine River are producing the second year. From Buenos Ayres we learn that next year's crop in Paraguay is estimated at 100,000 bales. Other parts of the South American Republics are in a highly satisfactory condition, and the authorities are fully sensible of the great importanco of the trade, encouraging the cultivation by every means in their power. In some parts of Greece cotton is for the first time being grown; and in Southern Africa it is becoming a regular investment, The new Cotton Company have already planted 700 acres, and in other direc • lions there are 500 more, so that there is a reason able prospect of a good supply from the neighbour hood of Naf al, 'ln!s season's orop is now ;:sraing to market, and is selling at from sd. lo Bd. per lb. in the seed. In the West Indies, too, it is hoped that cotton may supply the deficiencies of the sugar trade, and prove more remunerative. And all these various markets are, it is to be hoped, to open to us, without reckoning our Indian supply, which we may reasonably conclude will, with proper encou ragement, year by year increase in value and amount. It is, perhaps, fortunate that the high prices have been kept up so long to give the neces sary stimulus to enterprise, so that the cultivation may be firmly established in these new localities, and we may be lifted above the risk of another cotton famine. By the time American cotton comes freely to hand once more, the cultivation will be sufficiently general to mAke quantity take the place of high price, and to enable the cultivators to find ample remuneration in the cheap supply of an article becoming daily in more demand as civilisa tion spreads throughout the world; and let us take warning from the bitter experience of the past, and never again depend exclusively on the supply of one nation, however excellent its productions or abundant its resourcce. THE LATE FIRE IN THE SAVOY. The blackened ruins of the venerable Chapel Royal, in Savoy, were this morning visited by a large number of the nobility, and universal regret was expressed at the destruction of a building so ancient and so remarkable. The interior of the chapel presents a sight of utter destruction ; not a vestige of anything is in at upright position, with the single instance of the remains of the communion table. The antique monuments and mural tablets are, with few exceptions, entirely destroyed, the marble of which they were composed being reduced ❑early to a state of powder by the action of the fire ana water. The beautiful tablet erected to the memory of Peter de Wint, the painter, is quite destroyed, as far as the exquisite stone carving surrounding it is concerned ; but the slab itself, although cracked and split into many pieces, still remains adhering to the wall. The monument of "Anne Killigrew,' dated 1685, on the left of the altar, has escaped with the least damage, and that of the Countess of Not tingham, on the right of the sacred spot, although greatly damaged, is not, it is to be hoped, beyond restoration. Nothing remains of the finely carved pulpit, or, indeed, of anything beyond that which we have just mentioned, and as a stranger enters the build ing, he cannot but be struck with the scene of utter desolation that presents itself. Here and there the scattered fragments of the music books of the choir are to be seen lying on the charred rafters, and in another spot small fragments of the stone-carving, the iron supports of the roof, and brass candelabra are plainly discernible, all fused into one common and incongruous mass. The most pleasing fact connected with such a misfortune is, that the sacred edifice was insured in the Law Insurance-office for the sum of £4,000, and the directors hav e e xpressed to the Rev. Mr. White, the minister of the chapel, their utmost willingness immediately to restore, as far as possible, the sacred edifice. The outer walls seem quite sound, and additional strength is given to that supposition from tht solidity of the material used in their construction. During the whole of the day the greatest ex citement has prevailed in the neighbourhood, bul the po ice, who have charge of the chapel, allow nnno but privileged persons to pass through the iron gates leading to the venerable pile. Wills and Bequests, The will of the Hon. Edward Henry Roper- Ca:zoo, of Ramsam, near Barnstaple, Devon, was proved in the London Court on the 7th nit. by hit relict, the sole executrix, to whom he has bEgneathen the whole of his property. The attesting witnesset are Anne Maria Cooke, gentlewoman, Barnstaple, and Richard Budd. physician, Barnstaple. Ths testator was the son of Henry Francis Roper, four teenth Baron Teynham, who assumed the game of Curzon. The will of the Rev. Sir Charles Hardinge, Bart., of Boundes Park, Tunbridge Wells, Vicar of Tun bridge Wells, Vicar of Tunbridge (1809) and Rec tor of Crowhnrst (1804), was proved in the London: Court on the 3d ult. The personalty was swori, under £35,000. The executors and trustees are Lady Hardinge, the relict; the Venerable Reber! W. Browne, Archdeacon of Bath, the son-in-law ; Edmund S. Hardinge, Esq., the son; and Captain Edward Hardinge, R.N., the nephew. Sir Charles was the eldest brother of the first Viscount Har dinge,G.C.B. He succeeded his uncle, Sir Richard, as second baronet in 1826, and died on the 3d of February last, at the advanced age of eighty-four. His will bears date in 1844, to which a l e added ten codici!s—the last dated April, 1861. To Lady Har dingo, his relict, besides the property under settle merit, there is an annuity of £4OO, an immediate legacy of £2,000, and a life interest in the real and upon w h h e o r adreecienasteo, o will o b o e . pdividedersona lamongst estate, which,toe children, time to receive an interest in the sum of £lO,OO O . There are a few legacies to some of his r e latives and friends. The will of John Hayne, E sq . , of Glow „t er . square, Hyde Park, was proved in the London Court on the 17th ultimo, and the personalty s morn under £400,000 ; the executors and trui - tees appointed being Charles W. Hayne, Esq. , the brother, and George Davy, Esq., and Henry H. Gibbs, Esq,, the testator's late partners. The will bears date the 23d of September, 1863, and the testator died on the 17th of May last. To his wife he has bequeathed an immediate legacy of £l,OOO, an annuity of £2,000 a year, and th e w hole of th e an.d furniture. The oil paintings plate at he r de cease he leaves to his eldest son, an d he has a ppointed his three sons and daughte rs res id uar y legat ees, share and share alike. To his brother and he has left an annuity of £5OO, an d to his two sisters each an annuity of £3OO, an d legacies to some other relatives and friends.—Fron3 the Illus trated London News. executor MARITIME SIGNALS.—The M on iteur pub linheS 0 report from the Minister of M ar i ne an d the Colonies on the subject of the labours of th e A ng l o -French commis sion appointed to inquire int o the question of a s y stem of This universal maritime signals. --ta docu m ent, afte r some observations on signals pr e vi ously in use, s ubmits for the Emperor's approval the system drawn up by:t h e commie • sion. By means of 18 flags combiued two by two,three by three, or four by four, more tha n 78,000 different combi nations may be formed, which Dumber is sufficient to express all the communications necessary at sea, al.d to in dicate the names of the ships of war and commerce of all nations; for vessels at too great u distance for the colours of the fl igs to be distingui s h e d , the " me n umber of com munications may be mad e b y combinat i o ns of three bal:s and two fl qs. The report i s fo l lowed by an imperial decree ordering the code of signal s alluded to to be employed by all French vessels in their commun i ca tions between each other or with foreign ship.. An ulterior notice from the Minister of Marine and th e C olonies Nv lll fix the date on which the use of the new cod e w i ll coma into operation. GENERAL GRANT IN B ATTLE. --A c orrespondent of the New York Times writes :.....44 I was near Gen. Grant , during that terrible Friday (J ane 3) i n the Wilderness. To all outward appearance he was cool ca l m , and unoccupied. The skin is so drawn over hi s f orehea d that wrinkles there don't show when he is perplex e d , an d his beard AO hides his mouth that no noevousne:s there betrays his thoughts. So he sat and whittled, cutting awa y at his stick with leisurely, measured, meditative strolr.es much of the time, but turning his knife and cutting at the end nearest him. self with short, clipping str o k es whenev er word came of an important change in the cha nces of batt l e . Thus he fought the great contest with knif e an d stick, a nd (adds the writer, when giving the reins to his fancy) enemy was beaten,' ' the stick was gone the TRENT FISHERIES.—A meeting of proprietors of fisheries in the river Trent wee held yesterday, at the house of the Speaker, p a l ac e-yard, when it was agreed that an association be fortnod amalgamating with that of Derbyshire for the . preservation of fish in the river Trent and its tributaries. It was decided that Lord Ver non be requested to accept the office of president, and that 3ldor Scott and Mr. Thomas 'Worthington be appointed joint honorary secretaries. The bankers are Mess:s. Evans, Derby, into whose hands donatioas and eub;,crip- Lions may be paid, !LATEST INTE.LLIGENCE. (;NEUTER'S TELEGUAMS.) A MERICA. The R 0741 Ms steamship Scotia arrived at Queenstow,n at 6 10 a.m. this day, with 215 pas sengers and 412,5,52 doll. in specie. She landed 112 finks of mails and 18 passengers, and pro. ceeded Jro Liverpool at 630 a.m. All well. NEW YORK, JUNE 29, Morning. No engagement has taken place at Petersburg since Wednesday. It is supposed that Grant will abandon further assaults, and comme=l the siege of Petersburg and Fort Darling.. Johnstone is heavily reinforcing Lee. Sherman has been repulsed in Georgia, with heavy loss. President Lincoln has officially denied having authorised recruiting in Canada. NEW YORK, JUNE 28 (Evening.) On Friday the Confederates vacated their en , trenchments in Grant's front, and prolonged their right flank against Grant's left, apparently to pro tect the Weldon Railroad againq Grant's further advance. General Grant has abandoned his advance upon the Weldon Railroad, and returned to before Petersburg. In Wadoesday's engagement the Confederates claim to have driven Grant two miles from the Weldon Railroad. Grant and Butler's armies are suffering from scarcity of water and the intense heat. The New York Herald thinks the capture of Richmond this summer improbable. Sheridan has moved from the White House to the south side of the James River. Hunter reports himself victorious in every en gagement with the enemy, upon whom he inflicted great injury; but from want of ammunition and supplies he was compelled to withdraw. Southern journals claim that Hunter retreated with a loss of 13 guns. Wilson's cavalry struck the Danville railroad near Burkesville, destroyed the track, and moved southward. Stanton reports that all the railroads leading to Richmond have been destroyed, Sherman unsuccessfully assaulted Kenesan Moun tain on the 2lth, losing 3,000 men. The Confederates are operating heavily in Sher. man's rear. Advices received here from Mexico announce that the French have oecupied Acapulco and raised th© blockade. The City of London, City of Manchester, City o Cork, and Bavaria have arrived oat. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, JUNE 28 (Evening). Money tight. Gold 238. Exchange on London, 257 ; on Paris, 2.271 to 2.25. Stocks dull. New York Centrals, 134 ; Itlinois 1301 ; Erie, 1141 ; United States Bonds, Five Twenties, 1031. Cotton steady. Middling Upland, 145. Flour and wheat advancing. Corn dull. Provisions ad vancing. Coffee and molasses, good inquiry. Sugar in good demand for export. Crude Petroleum, 47 to 48. Refined do., 72 to 74. NEW YORK, JUNE 29. Money tight. Gold very excited at 248 to 250. Exchange on London, 257 ; on Paris, 2.271 to 2.25, Stocks dull. New York Centrals, 1331; Illinois 1291-; Erie, 114 ; United States Bonds, Five twenties, 1031. The Government has offered the balance of the 75 million 6 per cent. loan at not lees than 4 prem. (FROM THE TIMES' CORRESPONDENT.) (Per the Royal Mail Steamship Scotia, via Cepa Clear, July 8.) NEW YORK, JUNE 29, 11.30 A.m. The reverse to the 2d Corps of General Grant's army on the 22d was greater than at first reported. One entire brigade, besides many other prisoners and five cannon, were captured. The loss in killed and wounded was heavy. In consequence of this disaster General Grant has been obliged to abandon his attempt to occupy the railways running south from Petersburg, and he has withdrawn his liges to their previously in. trenched position. Severe skirmishing occurs daily. Several Confederate attacks upon the weaker par- Lions of the Federal lines have been made, but are stated to have been repulsed. On the 21st a small detachment under General Forster, by direction of General Grant, occupied a position on the north bank of the James River at Four Mile Creek, oppo site Bermuda Hundred. On Friday evening Sheridan commenced crossing t h e James River, near City Point. He was at. tacked by a heavy Confederate force, which he re pulsed after a severe fight, in which he lost 1,000 men. A portion of his troops were still north of the river on Monday. Mr. Stanton announces that Hunter, finding his ammunition running short, is retreating to Western Virginia, but reports the complete success of his ex pedition to Lynchburg. Confederate despatches of the 26th state that the Confederates were pursuing Hunter, and had attacked him several times, captured 13 of his can non, and iLllcted heavy loss uporr him in killed, wounded, and prisoners. At last accounts he was between 60 and 60 miles north-west of Lynchburg. Stlerraan reports that two Columns of his army, under Macpherson and Thomas, simultaneously at welied the Confederates at Kenesan Mountains on the 27th, and ware repulsed. He admits Thomas's loss Alt 2,000 and Macpherson's at 500, among whom were General Harker and four colonels. Confederate despatches state the Federal loss at 4,500. Sherman believes the Confederate loss to have been light, they being protected by breast , works. The Confederate General Pillow is operating on Sherman's rear, and has captured the town of Lafayette. Mr. Liocoin has formally accepted the nomina don of the Baltimore Convention. A mass meeting was held at the Cooper Institute on Monday evening, to ratify the nomination of General Fremont for the Presidency. All the speakers vehemently denounced Mr. Lincoln. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Gold, 250. Exchange, 265. Sixes, registered, 1881, 1031 ; Five-Twenties, Coupons, 103.1 ; Seven-Thirties, 1054 ; New York Centrals, 133; ; Erie, 114 ; Illinois Central, 1291. Cotton closed yesterday 1450. Breadstuff ad vancing. Provisions active, and higher. Sugcr steady. Coffee dull. Prlces nominal. DENMARK, COPENHAGEN, JULY 6, 2 , 27 P.M. An address to the King has been proposed in the Itisraad, thanking his Msjesty for his determina tion to cede territory rather than sacrifice the inde pendence of the country. The ramoured reiigawtion of General Cierlao'n, and the appointment of General Steinmann as his successor, has been confirmed. SANTO DOMINGO. MADRID, JULY 7. General. Gandara has withdrawn the chief corn. wand in St nto Domingo from General Santara, who is to proceed to Havana, and there await the orders of the Government. GREECE. ATHENS, JULY 4. The King arrived here unnpQetedly at noon t3 -day. The elections in Corfu will probably be ad- journed. Porfcct tranquillity reigns throughout the kingdom. [ This telegram has tr.eupied• nearly four days in transmission,] ;t1) FRANCE. A letter from Colmar says—" An event of great gravity has just happened, tending to still more complicite the affair of the Camptoir-Com,nercia► of the Haut-Rhin and of the Palais d'&uteuil, con nected with it. M, Jean Feiner, considered a ve;y7 wealthy man, has been arrested and confined in the prison of this place. The examining magistrate and M. Schlumberger, substitute of the Procureur Im perial, soon after left the town for Gunsbach, for the purpose of there seelT.lng for the confirmation of certain charges which have been brought against that opulent manufacturer." A fire broke out three days back in the village of Contrevoz (Ain) which burnt with such violence that before it could be got under, 41 inhabited houses, 38 stab!es, 32 barns, and a number of other buildings with ad they contained were destroyed. The greater part of the houses being thatched, the flamez spread with frightful rapidity. This disaster was caused by the imprudence of a mountebank Who sent up a balloon with lighted spirits of wine, which fell oh one of the roofs. He has since taken to flight, but is closely sought for in order that he may be punished. Forty-nine families, composed of 162 persons, have been reduced to misery by this calamity. The Emperor on hearing of the disaster sent 1,000 fr. for the relief of the sufferers. The Austrian Embassy at Paris has sent the fol lowing communication to the journals:—" The Morning Post, returning to the subject of a pre tended correspondence exchanged between the Ca binets of Vienna, Berlin, and St. Petersburg, speaks of a private letter which Count de Rechberg is said to have addressed, on the 7th Feb. last; to Prince de Metternich, on the subject of the rights which the conquest of Schleswig would confer on the Germa❑ Powers, and of the' policy which they intended to fellow in face of the attitude assumed by the non- German Governments. The Austrian Embassy is able to give a formal contradiczion to the assertions of the English paper. The letter which it makes known to the public has never existed." BOURSE, July 7.—The following securities were yesterday quoted cx div. :—Credit Foncier, 32f. 50c. Mobilier, 100 f. Northern Railway, 37f. Southern, 25f. Sardinian, 15f. Austrian, 12f. 50c. North of Spain, 15f.; and Madrid to Saragossa, 30f. The market has not shown much animation. Threes, for the Account, are now at 66f. 10c. Mobilier has improved. Railway Market quiet, but firm, The market closed as fellows : 11 per Cents .. 94 Do. end month.... 3 per Cents Do. end month 66 05 Credit Mobilier 00. end month 975 Bank Shares 3310 Credit Fonder 1220 Roman Italian Loan 6B Do. end month 6B 30 Ditto Threes .. New Mexican 56 25 itussiau Austrian Spanish Throes.„ 50 25 dome Debt Deferred SA IL Orient Northern Lyons and islediterre.nean New ditto Southern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lon. b3rd North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Cash. Account. 872 50 ~ 870 .. 962 50 895 .. 895 635 - 636 25 510 - 5u7 50 470 - 470 - 351 25 .. 352 50 393 75 400 - 631 25 .. 537 50 412 50 .. 415 - 527 60 .. 527 50 • • -.'• •-• BANE OF FRANCE. (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) PARIS, July 7. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous accounts JULY 7. JUNE 30. DR. t. C. f. c. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 —.- 182,500,000 Profits in addition toCapital (Art. 8 law June 9, 1857) 5,024,708 48 5,003,934 29 Reserve in tho Bank and its branches Reserve in landed property 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation 77 2 , 3 00,475 766,609,875 Bank notes to order and re- ceipts payable at sight 6,387,945 56 7,186,004 18 Treasury sc.,. cur, creditor 57,850,061 81 91.647,095 94 Currentaccounts—Paris 47,216,73 )21 140,b84.211 98 Do. branch-banks 22,77.3,470 24,748,501 Dividends payable Disc , aints and sundry interests 28,688,531 80 1,553,902 48 Re-discounts of the last six montha 2,588,735 17 2,588,735 17 Sundrio 1,26;866,023 10 1,278,509,517 03 C.R. Cash in hand and branch banks 276,522,726 93 277,1144,816 45 Commercial bills ov•rdue 823,282 05 367,167 65 Commercial bills discour. ted not yet due ,...355.095,489 37 381,824,063 17 Do. branch-banks .... 306,202,026 291,781,375 Advances on deposits of bullion Do. branch• banks Advances on French public securities Do, branch-banks.... 9 ; 819,450 Ad vances on railway shares and debentures .. 29,961,300 Do. branch-banks .... 19,784,500 Advances on Credit Fon cier Bonds .... 364 800 Do. branch-banks .... 386,000 Advances to the State 20,143,200 -- 2,911,600 - 17,12G,700 -9,825,2.,0 30,2E0,400 - 19,539,600 - 356,500 - 396 500 - (convcn. June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Govt. Stock Reserve 12,t)89,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Rentes intruobilisees (Law June 9, 1857) 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank Landed property, branches Expenses of rnanagemeot 9.5,883 14 9,972 61 Sundries 100,000,000 - 3,174,720 - 1,262,856,023 10 1,278,509,517 03 Certified by the Honorary Vice-Prebident of the Council of State, Governor of the BAnk, AD. VVITRY. A sharp Yankee went into the shop of a dry goods dealer down East, and thus accosted the pro prietor :—" Squire, do you trade ?" " Considerable," was the reply. " I mean do you dicker F" " Some; whatye get tar dicker "A egg." " Whatye want for a egg ?" "Guess I'd like a darnin' needle." The required needle was dickered for the egg, and the Yankee was going away, when he turned and said, " Squire do you treat ?" " Well, I don't mind if I do," replied the good-natured tradesman. They repaired to en adjacent tavern, and the usual Bour bon was produced. " Hold on," cried the Yankee; "my chist'a weak, and I never could take whisky without a egg in it." Tho generous shopkeeper handed him the dickered egg, but without asking for his needle back again. Th e Yankee broke the shell on the edge of the glass, when h e exclaimed " Geevvilikins I this egg's got two yolks. Guess you must gin me another darnin needle, equiro."—Zr ew York, Lttcr. THE LATE OUTRAGE ET BRICE.MAKERS.—:-Al. the Salford Town Hall, yesterday, Patrick Callen, of Openshavr, labourer, was charged with being concerned in the late outrage at the briekcroft of Mr A. Ashworth, Regent-road. Police-constable Keogh said he took the defendant into custody in consequence of information which ho had obtained.—A briekmaker, named Briscoe, said—About twelve o'clock on the night of the 24th of June, he, with several other brichreak,rs went to Mr Ashworth's croft to pass the night. He had been in the habit of sleeping at the place. .A. short time after ho had arrived, ho saw several men go towards the croft, with some instrument in their hands, and commence destroying a number of the bricks. Hu recognised the prisoner. In cross-examination the witness said that, although he had seen the placard offering a reward of £lOO for the apprehen sion of the guilty parties, he did not inform the police, be cause ho was afraid of getting into trouble. Mr Ashworth said he visited the croft on the morning of the 25th of June, when he found that about 70,000 bricks had been destroyed. The damage amounted to LC3O. The last witness had been in the habit of sleeping in the croft. The prisoner was rem=ded to Uon‘lay, wail bei l ;g refused, HER MASES TY, WINDSOR. CASTLE, July 7. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and Princess Louise, attended by Lady Caroline Bar rington and Colonel the Hon. A. Hardinge, went by specil.l train to Twickenham yesterday, and visited the Dike and Duchess d'Aumale. After• wards the princesses drove in an open carriage and nut. to Ham Common, and visited the Duke and Duchess do Chartres, and returned to Winthor Castle? in the evening. Her Royal H•ghness the Princess Bicnche of Orleans arrived at the Castle. The Countess _Dowager Spencer cad the Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood also arrived, and bad the honour of dining with the Queen and the Royal The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Louis of Hesse, drove in the grounds this morning. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena, Princess Louise, and Prince Louis of Hesse went out riding, attended by the Hon. Horatio Stopford and Colonel the Hon. A. Hardinge. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Beatrice and Princess Blanche of Orleans took a carriage drive. Her Royal Highness the Princess Victoria of Hesse took an airing in the Horne Park, The Prince and Princess of Wales, The Price, of Wales rode on horseback yester• day, attended by Captain Grey. The Prince and Princess of Wales went to the French Gallery in P.ll-mall, to view M. Gadir4 picture of the " Arrival of Napoleon 111. at Genoa during the lialian War." The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive in the afternoon. In the evening their royal highnesses went t the Italian Opera, Covent-gar&n, attended by th Marchioness of Carmarthen and Captain Grey. THE COURT.—It is expected that the Court wi leave Windeor for 06borne on Bionday next, where th Queen will probably remain a month or six weeks, aft° which a trip will be made to Balmoral. Their Royal Highnesses the Count and Countess de Paris and suite hava arrived at the Clarendon Hote from Woodnorton, the seat of the Duke d'Aumale, in `Worcestershire. Lluisa Marchioness of Waterford has left Far rance's Hotel for Ford Castle, N.B. The Countess Cowper had a small and early party yesterday evening, at the family mansion in St. James's square. The Earl and Countess of Seafie!d and Lurd Reidhaven have left the Clarendon Hotel for Cullen House, Banffshire, Viscountess Palmerston will have an assembly to-morrow night at Cambridge House. Lady Lie:lover bos arrived in Great Stanhope street from South Wales. The Hon. Catherine Ninneek-, eldest daughter of Lord and Lady Huntingfield, expired on the 4th inst. at Krenznach, in Gertnany. Her ladyship, who was the daughter of the present Lord Huntingfield, was born in 1840. Lady Charlotte Sel3reiber's ball will take place this evening. His Excellency M. de Balsa has left Maurigy's Hotel for Berlin. The Marquis de Castania has arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jetmyn-street, from Italy, Lady Moleswortn entertained at dinner last evening the Earl of Wicklow, the Duchess of Sr. Albans, Lady Diana Beauclerk and Viscount Falkland, Lord Harris, Lord and Lady Abercromby, Lady Rolle, Lord and Lady Aveland, Lord and Lady Carew, Mr and Mrs. Fellowes, Mr and Mrs Hughes (cf Kimmel), Sir Hume and Lady Campbell, Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane and Lady Cochrane, &c. The Representation of Euddersfield, Mr. T. P. Crossland, whO will contest Rudders. field at the next election, has issued an address to the electors of that borough, in which he says : "In politics I am a Liberal, as I have always been ; and I shall continue to support such measures of reform as a7o likely to advance the interests and develope the intelligence and resources of this great country. I should support a large and well-consia dered measure of parliamentary reform, introduced either by the Government of the day or by a power ful party in Opposition ; and I am anxious to see any such measure aim rather at the extension of the suffrage to the intelligent, industrious, and thrifty portions of the now excluded than merely . at the lowering of the brick and mortar test. With my present views 1 would support a measure based on a i 6 rating for boroughs and a £lO rating for counties. I would further give the vote, both in counties and boroughs, to every man assessed to the income and property tax. Be lieving, as I do, that while any portion of the community remains excluded from the franchise, and those who possess it hold it as a trust, I regard it as essential to the proper exercise of that trust that it should be openly discharged, and I cannot therefore support the ballot. As a sincere Church man, and in the interests of the Church itself, I feel that in the absence of a well-considered and approved compromise of the conflicting interests involved in the difficult question of Church rates, it would be wise to abolish such rates altogether; but at Ike sametime I hold myself free to vote either for their total abolition or for any attainable fair compromise and just settlement of the question. While I would advocate economy in every branch of the public service, I would, at the same time, maintain our national defences prepared and fitted for every pos sible emergency. I have been, and still am, a great admirer of Lord Palmerston, and in the main lamso of his present Government. I would, how ever, afford a cordial and willing support to Lord Derby or any other Minister introducing such mea.. sures and so conducting the Government of the country as would in my judgment promote its pro sperity and maintain its honour and dignity. In a word, if Igo to Parliament, I go as au indepen dent member, free to set and to vote as my own judgment, guided by the leading principles I have stated, may dictate or suggest. I would meddle as little in the a ff a i rs o f ot h er nat i ons as may be compatible with th e hi g h pos i t i on - this great country ought to occu p y , having due rega r d to, its extensive commercial interests and to its numerous distant dependencies. I very much ap prove of the part taken by the Government with reference to the sanguinary conflict still waging across the Atlantic. lam not, in the present state of things, prepared to advocate our going to war, single handed, on the Denish question. At the same time I deeply regret that our Government should, by its conduct, have holdout to Denmark hopes and expectations which it was not prepared to maintain and secure, by armed interposition it necessary; and as a general rule, I regard it as derogatory to the influen ce an d prestige of this country to i nterfere in the affairs of other nations, unless prepared to asstrt her power and authority if remonstrance shoulU prove unavailing." A REPORT FROM THE SE. I . — ILFRACO3.IBE, J u l y 6.—A bottle was picked up at sea this mo rn i ng, containing a paper on which the following was written in pencil :—" The Ocean Queen, G. Arm: - trong, raaster, has been sunk off Bermuda, Feb. 4, 161. All hands, with the exception of two, James Dadds and John Williams, who were drowned, are in the boats. She tailed front ve Dec, 11, 1863, and the own ers are I\lessro. John. son and Liverpool.—G. ARMSTRONG, master." TrIE BUILDEtS' LOCKOUT IN WOLVERHAMPTON. —Yesterday building operations re6ommoneed at after a six weeks' put strike and part k Ol brick!a'ers h ave mediated between the llaolicourlt. Wolverhampton, The e rsandthe master builders, and induced the men to withdraw the notice for an advance of wages, on the ground that they ought to have given a three months' and not a fortnight's notice ; the masters, on the other hand, have withdrawn the lock cut. This done, the masters gave the labourers an advance of is a week all the year round, to make 18s in the sulezer and 163 in the winter, but they refuse to maks the wages in the winter equal with those in the summer, which the incm. at first required. They have, however, promised to consider any application that the men may make to thita on any occasion after a three months' notice,